Registry — Vantage Bank Texas (US) added to the registry
Enforcement — Enforcement Actions (batch release) issued against Unknown Sponsor Bank · OCC · Jun 19, 2026
Partnership — Lead Bank Joins American Fintech Council to Advance BaaS Solutions · Jun 23, 2026
Product — CCBank Rebrands as Quill Bank to Serve as Dedicated Fintech Sponsor Bank · Jun 23, 2026
M&A — Pollen Street Capital to Acquire Finastra's Universal Banking Business · Jun 20, 2026
Funding — Germany's Solaris Raises €96M in Series F Extension for BaaS Platform · Jun 19, 2026
Deal Feed
Partnerships, funding rounds, product launches, and M&A across the ecosystem.
Capital Community Bank, a Utah-based institution, is rebranding as Quill Bank with a revamped website launching Jun 30, 2026. The new identity is built around serving as a sponsor bank for fintech partners. Quill Bank aims to provide what it calls a "banking backbone" and lend regulatory credibility to those partners.
The American Fintech Council announced Lead Bank as its newest member on Jun 23, 2026. Lead is a state-chartered BaaS provider offering lending, card issuing, global money movement, and depository accounts. The membership adds another compliance-focused bank to AFC's coalition of over 150 members and partners.
Pollen Street Capital announced on Jun 19, 2026, that it will acquire Universal Banking, Finastra's global core banking software business. Universal Banking serves over 150 customers across more than 100 countries. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals.
Senator Pete Ricketts introduced a bipartisan bill on Jun 18, 2026 to regulate bank-fintech partnerships. The proposal follows the 2023 interagency third-party risk guidance and the 2024 Synapse bankruptcy. It could standardize due diligence and coordinate examinations across sponsor banks.
Garanti BBVA International partnered with Worldline to deploy a cloud-based instant payments solution. The deal helps GBI send and receive instant payments in compliance with the EU Instant Payments Regulation. Worldline provides the cloud infrastructure; financial terms were not disclosed.
Nordic Capital agreed on Jun 18, 2026, to acquire Liberis, a global embedded finance platform, and merge it with portfolio company Qred, a licensed European SMB bank. The combined group will have roughly 600 employees, revenues above EUR 250 million, and more than 53,000 active SMB customers across 17 countries.
NymCard launched nCore FullStack on Jun 17, 2026, a unified payments infrastructure platform. The product lets banks deploy cards, lending, payments, and settlement through a single integration. NymCard says the platform cuts deployment timelines from years to weeks by eliminating vendor fragmentation.
Solaris SE raised EUR 96 million in a Series F round led by SBI Group on Mar 19, 2024. The round also includes a financial guarantee of up to EUR 100 million capital equivalent. Funds will support the ADAC credit card migration, strengthen core capital and invest in platform resilience.
Interchecks raised $50 million in Series C funding led by Bettor Capital, Commerce Ventures, Decades Holdings, and Thayer Street Partners. The company also launched Account Funding Transactions, enabling real-time debit card account funding. Interchecks serves sportsbooks, fintechs, and financial institutions.
Thredd and Sutton Bank announced a partnership on Jun 17, 2026. Sutton Bank will serve as BIN sponsor for Thredd clients launching and scaling prepaid and debit card programs in the United States. Thredd provides issuer processing, card controls, fraud tools and digital wallet enablement.
Brex and Tekion partnered to launch Brex for Tekion Spend, a corporate card and spend management product embedded in Tekion's Automotive Retail Cloud. The product was announced on Jun 16, 2026. It targets auto dealer groups with complex, multi-rooftop operations.
Temenos AG announced on Jun 08, 2026, that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire additiv AG, a Switzerland-based fintech providing a platform for orchestrating financial services. additiv will continue to operate under its existing brand as part of the Temenos Group.
Finmid and myPOS partnered to offer embedded working capital finance to more than 90,000 merchants across Italy. Finmid provides the lending infrastructure, while myPOS supplies the merchant distribution channel. The deal was announced on Jun 16, 2026.
WebBank selected Sedric's AI-powered compliance platform to manage marketing review and approval across its strategic partner ecosystem. The partnership, announced Jun 15, 2026, aims to accelerate compliance workflows while maintaining regulatory standards. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Nuvei agreed to acquire Payoneer for $7.40 per share in cash, valuing the deal at roughly $2.75 billion. The combined company will process more than $500 billion in annual payment volume across 190-plus countries. Closing is expected in mid-2027, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals.
Adyen agreed to acquire Orb, a US-based enterprise billing platform, for USD 335 million in an all-cash deal. The transaction is expected to close on Jul 1, 2026. Orb will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary under an incubator model, preserving support for multi-PSP environments.
Grasshopper launched Grasshopper Treasury on Jun 9, 2026, a treasury management offering built in partnership with Waldo, a US-regulated investment advisor. The product lets business banking clients optimize idle cash and access treasury portfolios through Grasshopper's digital platform. Target yields reach up to 5%.
Prime Bank signed a fintech partnership with Shamadhan Services Limited on Jun 15, 2026. The agreement enables Prime Bank customers to transfer funds to Shamadhan accounts via the MyPrime App and Shamadhan App. Shamadhan provides mobile wallets, payments, money transfers, and merchant solutions.
Bamboo joined the Centiglobe network to enable cross-border B2B and B2C pay-ins and payouts across Latin America. The integration connects Centiglobe's members to Bamboo's local payment rails, FX, and settlement capabilities. The partnership operates via Centiglobe Connect.
WasabiCard closed its Series Pre-A round on Jun 3, 2026, bringing total funding to nearly $10 million. Investors include Vernal Capital, Avenir Group, Vision Plus Capital, and 01VC. The company builds payment infrastructure linking stablecoins to card issuing and enterprise payouts.
ADAC Finanzdienste GmbH selected Solarisbank AG as the new co-branding partner for its credit card program, replacing Landesbank Berlin. The transition was announced on Sep 30, 2022, with the handover planned for the second half of 2023. The card portfolio serves approximately 1.3 million customers.
Cross River Bank committed to purchasing up to $250 million in crypto-backed loan assets from Figure Technology Solutions through a forward-flow agreement announced on Jun 4, 2026. The deal gives Figure dedicated capital to offer consumers USD liquidity without selling their cryptocurrency holdings.
Braid FI and Koard signed a partnership on Jun 9, 2026, to bring tap-to-pay-on-phone capabilities to Braid's payments infrastructure platform. The integration lets community banks and fintech programs offer in-person payment acceptance alongside Braid's existing money-movement stack. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Valu Jordan signed a partnership with Middle East Payment Services (MEPS) and PayTabs Group on Jun 10, 2026. The deal integrates Valu's BNPL service into MEPS's merchant POS network and PayTabs's e-commerce checkout platform across Jordan. Merchants can activate BNPL on existing terminals without additional hardware.